{"id":"tas:sr-2008-109","name":"Proclamation under the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008","slug":"proclamation-under-the-taxi-and-luxury-hire-car-industries-act-2008","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"109 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315507,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2008-109-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008","content":"> Proclamation under the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008\n\nI, the Administrator in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, by this my proclamation made under [section 2 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-030#GS2@EN) [Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-030) fix 24 September 2008 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n17 September 2008\n\nE. C. CRAWFORD\n\nAdministrator\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nG. L. STURGES\n\nMinister for Infrastructure\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 24 September 2008\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by its nature has a single, narrow purpose: to activate a previously passed Act. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **24 September 2008** as the day the Act comes into force (becomes law)\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Administrator of Tasmania** (acting on behalf of the Crown/Governor)\n- With advice from the **Executive Council** (the Governor's advisory body)\n- Signed by Administrator E.C. Crawford and Minister G.L. Sturges\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Acts passed by Parliament don't automatically start on the day they're passed. This proclamation formally 'switches on' the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008, allowing it to regulate taxi and luxury hire car services in Tasmania from 24 September 2008 onwards.\n\n**Key detail:**\n- The proclamation itself was made on **17 September 2008**, giving one week's notice before the law took effect."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is no indication that the scope of this Proclamation has changed from its original intent. It has remained in its original form since 24 September 2008 with no substantive amendments recorded."},"complexity_factors":["This is a short administrative Proclamation with minimal substantive content — its primary function is to activate or trigger provisions of the parent Act","The actual regulatory complexity sits in the parent Act (Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008), not this instrument itself","No amending instruments appear to have changed its substance since 2008","The document as provided contains significant formatting repetition that obscures rather than adds content, but this is a presentation issue, not a legal complexity issue"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008, brought that Act into legal effect from 24 September 2008. It applies to taxi and luxury hire car operators, drivers and the regulators who license and oversee them — and is the instrument that made the industry’s new rules legally enforceable from that date."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008; it only sets the date (24 September 2008) on which the Act's provisions commence and records administrative and publication formalities (signatories, Gazette notice, administering department)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: fixes a commencement date (low procedural complexity).","Authority based on a statutory power (reference to section 2 of the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008).","Formal signing and publication steps required (Administrator and Minister signatures; Gazette notification; Rules Publication Act display).","No substantive regulatory content in the proclamation—substantive obligations are in the underlying Act, which will begin to bind parties on the fixed date.","Administrative assignment: specifies the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources as administering the proclamation.","Compliance and implementation burden is deferred to other actors (industry and regulators) once provisions commence."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 24 September 2008 as the day the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008 comes into force. Mechanically, it brings every provision of that Act into operation on that date.\n\nIt affects Tasmanian taxi and luxury hire‑car operators, regulators and consumers by triggering the Act’s regulatory and compliance requirements. The Administrator, acting with Executive Council advice, made the decision; the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources administers it. Costs fall to industry and regulators to implement and comply once the Act commences."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-taxi-and-luxury-hire-car-industries-act-2008","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-taxi-and-luxury-hire-car-industries-act-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-taxi-and-luxury-hire-car-industries-act-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-taxi-and-luxury-hire-car-industries-act-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-taxi-and-luxury-hire-car-industries-act-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-taxi-and-luxury-hire-car-industries-act-2008/documents"}}